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  • [27-05-2012] Star Student: Jessica Alexander, Copley High School
    COPLEYGPA: 4.19COLLEGE: Ohio Northern UniversityWhen I take a step back and look at my life, I cannot help but feel blessed.I have a family that lovingly supports me in all I do. From coming to my First Communion to watching tennis...

  • [27-05-2012] Celebrations
    CommunityGirl Scouts of North East Ohio recognized six girls from Summit County at the 2012 GSNEO String of Pearls event. They were among 31 Girl Scouts throughout the multi-county region that sold at least 1,000 boxes of cookies...

  • [27-05-2012] Police blotter for Sunday, May 27
    Summit CountyAkronArrestsA West Cedar Street man, 21, and a 12th Street Southwest man, 21, were charged with aggravated robbery after two men entered a Circle K on South Hawkins Avenue through a rear door and pulled a shotgun on a...

  • [26-05-2012] St. Vincent wraps up 175th anniversary celebration
    The congregation at St. Vincent Parish will culminate its 175th anniversary celebration with a special Mass at 11 a.m. Sunday (Pentecost Sunday) at the church, 164 W. Market St.Bishop Richard G. Lennon of the Catholic Diocese of...

  • [26-05-2012] ‘Rap-N-Granny’ spreads Gospel message over musical beats
    Loretta Brown, like many grandmothers, has a lot of good advice.And she has an unusual way of sharing it: dropping rhymes to the beat of music.“Check this out! Check this out! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Everything must be done...

  • [24-05-2012] Kent State University Museum receives record donation
    KENT: There is renewed promise for future events and collections at the Kent State University Museum, thanks to a $1.1 million donation from a university alumnus.The generous donation from Copley native Gerald Schweigert is the top...

  • [24-05-2012] Buchtel student’s mother pleads case in wrongful death lawsuit
    The mother of deceased Buchtel High School senior Ashley Quarterman sat alone in front of a Summit County judge Wednesday in a wrongful-death court action against two of her daughter’s former friends.Ashley, who was 18 and...

  • [23-05-2012] Service to Tuskegee Airmen remembered at party for longtime Akron dentist
    It was a premiere night in a way for longtime Akron dentist Dr. Allen F. Killings, who was the distinguished guest at an event with all the attention directed to him.With all the amenities of a theater — snacks, pizza and...

  • [23-05-2012] LaRose introduces meth bill
    Beacon Journal staff reportCOLUMBUS: State Sens. Frank LaRose, R-Copley Township, and Bill Beagle, R-Tipp City, introduced legislation Tuesday to tackle methamphetamine production across Ohio and hold property owners accountable for...

  • [23-05-2012] Service to Tuskegee Airmen remembered at party for Allen Killings
    It was a premiere night in a way for longtime Akron dentist Dr. Allen F. Killings, who was the distinguished guest at an event with all the attention directed to him.With all the amenities of a theater — snacks, pizza and...

  • [23-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 23
    AKRONATM robbery arrestAKRON: Akron police have arrested a teenager wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a woman at a Kenmore ATM.Derek Love, 17, was being held in the Summit County Jail on charges of aggravated robbery,...

  • [22-05-2012] Akron increases arts funding for second year
    For the second year, Akron is increasing its funding to five arts programs.The city is boosting funding for the programs by $10,000, following a $25,000 increase last year. Akron still hasn’t returned to the level of support it...

  • [20-05-2012] Middle and high school students race the cars that they built
    Daisha Blanch felt something in the pit of her stomach as she sat in the driver’s seat of a soap box racing car at the top of the sweeping hill at Akron’s Derby Downs.“I was scared at first. The hill was steep and...

  • [19-05-2012] Jewell Cardwell: Andy Holcomb’s guitar to get paint job
    The good deed Jeff Lounds — a stranger from Lansing, Mich. — did a few weeks back for Andy Holcomb has so beautifully affected the hearts and minds of others.Lounds, after reading online about Andy’s desire to learn to...

  • [18-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 17
    AKRONBack pay awardedAKRON: An Akron firefighter fired for violating the city’s former residency requirement is owed more than $250,000 in back pay, an arbitrator ruled Thursday.Arbitrator Marc Winters also repeated his...

  • [18-05-2012] Akron mail-processing facility to stay open through 2013
    The U.S. Postal Service mail-processing facility in Akron has been spared from the initial round of closings and is slated to remain open at least through 2013.Mary Sitko, president of the Akron Metro Postal Union, said Thursday...

  • [18-05-2012] Revere cheerleader seriously hurt in one-car crash
    Diana Mruk knows her 18-year-old daughter made a bad decision to drive home.The Copley Township mother also believes a local bartender made a bad decision in serving alcohol to her daughter before the fateful ride.Macy Mruk, a Revere High...

  • [17-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 17
    AKRONK-9 Challenge setAKRON: Fifteen trained police dogs will compete in Akron this weekend. The second K-9 Challenge will be Saturday at Lock 3 downtown, bringing K-9 units from Summit, Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties.The...

  • [17-05-2012] Driver sentenced to six years in prison for death of infant
    Shauntae Marie Hill was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for aggravated vehicular homicide and other crimes for a two-car crash that claimed the life of a 5-month-old girl.Hill, 26, of Akron, also had her driver’s...

  • [16-05-2012] Summit County expands anti-poaching pact
    Summit County is expanding a local agreement that discourages municipalities from stealing businesses from neighboring communities.The anti-poaching pact — first approved in 2008 — now will extend to Joint Economic...

  • [16-05-2012] Body recovered at Silver Creek Metro Park
    NORTON: Rescuers were unable to save a woman who drove her car into Silver Creek Lake on Tuesday afternoon.A visitor to Silver Creek Metro Park, along with a staff member and three Norton police officers, went into the lake about 1:30...

  • [14-05-2012] Fire victim grateful for community support
    Kelly Coppinger has been on a nonstop emotional roller coaster since the Kenmore home she shared with her husband and four children went up in flames the night of April 30. They lost everything.“I’ve been going crazy and trying...

  • [13-05-2012] Bob Dyer: Reader horrified by turn of phrase
    Happy Day for People Who are Mothers.I almost wrote “Happy Mother’s Day,” but that would have been offensive, because I neglected to note that mothers are, first and foremost, people, just like you and me.I have come to...

  • [12-05-2012] Kelley Williams-Bolar’s father dies in prison hospital
    The father of Kelley Williams-Bolar, the Akron mother who made international news for improperly enrolling her daughters in a suburban school district, died this week in an Ohio hospital. Edward Williams, 65, died Thursday at the Ohio...

  • [12-05-2012] Father of Williams-Bolar dies in prison hospital
    The father of Kelley Williams-Bolar, the Akron mother who made international news for improperly enrolling her daughters in a suburban school district, died this week in an Ohio hospital.Edward Williams, 65, died Thursday at the Ohio...

  • [11-05-2012] Mayor and police chief urge blacks and judges to help fight crime
    Akron’s mayor and police chief announced another crackdown on inner-city crime and at the same time urged blacks and judges to join in the fight.Mayor Don Plusquellic called on blacks to help police solve crimes in their...

  • [10-05-2012] Local new briefs - May 10
    AKRONUmbrella fightAKRON: An Akron man was stabbed during an argument about an umbrella, police said.James R. Dennis, 52, was treated at Summa Akron City Hospital for several lacerations. His injuries were not considered...

  • [10-05-2012] Bob Dyer: ODOT finally concedes signs aren’t working
    It’s always nice to get confirmation that you are not, in fact, losing your mind.Fortunately, plenty of readers have been seeing the same thing I have. And now — finally — the Ohio Department of Transportation has...

  • [08-05-2012] Summit County sales tax revenue still rebounding from pre-recession levels
    Consumer spending in Summit County is increasing but still hasn’t fully rebounded from the Great Recession.Summit is one of 19 counties that collected less in sales tax revenue last year than it did four years earlier, according to...

  • [07-05-2012] The Scene — May 7
    This WeekSuper Wash Car Washes FoodRaiser — Select Super Wash car washes will hold FoodRaisers to raise money for local food pantries throughout May. Super Wash will donate $1 of every “super wash” and $1.50 of every...

  • [06-05-2012] Sparks fly over Keegan autism center
    For the past year, friends and acquaintances of Barb Hudak have expressed shock when they discover she is no longer associated with the Robert J. Keegan Family Center for Autism.The Copley organization was her passion, a way not only to...

  • [06-05-2012] Celebrations - May 6
    EducationAbigail Dilullo, a 2009 graduate of Firestone High School in Akron, is one of 33 students to receive a $2,500 Wolfe Study Abroad Scholarship from Ohio State University. Dilullo is a junior majoring in international studies and...

  • [06-05-2012] Program provides peace for patients and their pets
    Munroe Falls: Tell Katherine to go protect her mom, and the diminutive Jack Russell terrier jumps to Dolores Starcher’s side. The companionship is one of the few pleasures the 75-year-old woman, who suffers from progressive...

  • [05-05-2012] Local Mormons committed to their faith
    Trevar Dahl spends an hour before school each morning studying the Bible with seven other teens.“It’s the best way to start the day, and it helps us with a pretty good knowledge of scripture,” said Trevar, a 16-year-old...

  • [04-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 5
    AKRONGun suspect heldAKRON: A second suspect has been charged with stealing an off-duty Akron police officer’s assault rifle and radar.Dhani Conrad, 25, of Akron, was arrested this week on charges of theft and tampering with...

  • [04-05-2012] Cost of flooding in Copley
    COPLEY TWP.: Rainwater from a fierce early morning storm last summer overwhelmed a culvert underneath Janwood Drive. Floodwater covered the street, rushed into one house and cut off two others to an extent they could be reached only by...

  • [03-05-2012] Stow gas station clerk shot in robbery three years ago continues to suffer
    A “natural instinct” to run after two robbers turned into a life-changing moment that has cost a former gas station clerk his health, his job and his peace of mind.A steep price to try to recover $37 and a case of...

  • [01-05-2012] Akron man is found guilty in fatal shooting after argument over dog
    An Akron man was convicted of murder and weapons offenses for the September shooting death of 26-year-old Melvin Coleman outside a Copley Road drive-through.Kennard Samuel Lee Gay, 27, will be sentenced May 9 by Summit...

  • [01-05-2012] Summit County announces road projects
    Summit County will spend $1.94 million on paving, bridge and culvert projects this year — a 30 percent increase over last year.County Engineer Al Brubaker attributed the increase to a countywide road pavement purchasing...

  • [01-05-2012] Jury finds Akron man guilty of murder in September shooting outside Copley Road drive-through
    An Akron man was convicted of murder and weapons offenses for the September shooting death of 26-year-old Melvin Coleman outside a Copley Road drive-through.Kennard Samuel Lee Gay, 27, will be sentenced May 9 by Summit...

  • [29-04-2012] Celebrations — April 29
    CommunityEd Dieringer of Akron is this year’s winner of the Ohio Environmental Health Association’s Ivan Baker Membership Recognition Award. Dieringer is a registered sanitarian for the Akron Department of Public...